Monday, 1 February 2016

Facebook Files Patent For Ride-Sharing Page

Facebook could soon be launching a ride-sharing service.

The company has filed a patent for what appears to be a type of car-pooling option on the social network.

Global News reports the car-pooling section would be added to the events page and feature the staple “going”, “not going” and “interested” statuses.

Drivers would be able to post where they are going, when and how many people they are willing to take. There would also be the ability to match with people who have similar interests – making those drives with strangers less awkward.

The patent is pending and Facebook has yet to make any plans about ride-sharing public.